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I've never been convinced by the argument that opening Google's algorithms would make it really vulnerable to spam. In the short term, I don't doubt it would, b
by garply 16y ago
I've never been convinced by the argument that opening Google's algorithms would make it really vulnerable to spam. In the short term, I don't doubt it would, but I suspect a million eyes on the code would find and fix the bugs (where bugs are the easily spammable weak points), much as they do with crypto algorithms.
- chc 16y agoBut the thing is, weak points in Google's algorithm at this point in the game are probably not bugs. The algorithm is probably doing what it was written to do, but the problem is that Google is essentially trying to create an AI that can pass a worldwide Turing test with highly trained professional testers working to outsmart it.